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Impact of nine years of conservation tillage and precise nutrient management on equivalent yields, soil microbial dynamics, and water-energy footprints of the maize–mustard rotation (Record no. 69695)

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022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 2571-581X (Online)
024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1359281
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Original cataloging agency MX-TxCIM
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lakhena, K.K.
9 (RLIN) 40855
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Impact of nine years of conservation tillage and precise nutrient management on equivalent yields, soil microbial dynamics, and water-energy footprints of the maize–mustard rotation
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Switzerland :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Frontiers Media,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2025.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Peer review
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Open Access
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In South Asian regions, the traditional maize–mustard rotation (MMR) has become less profitable and unsustainable due to inappropriate fertilization practices and the degradation of soil properties. Therefore, climate-smart and sustainable farm practices are necessary to mitigate production risks and improve soil properties. This study evaluated the long-term impacts of conservation tillage and nutrient management on equivalent yields, soil microbial properties, and water-energy savings. A long-term field experiment was initiated 9 years ago, using the split-plot design to evaluate the three conservation tillage (CA)-based crop establishment practices, i.e., zero tillage (ZT) and conventional tillage (CT), permanent beds (PNB). Each practice was accompanied by the recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF), improved RDF (RDFI), and nutrient expert-guided (NEI) fertilization. CA-based tillage (ZT or PNB) resulted in 24.4–25.2% greater maize grain equivalent yields (EY) compared to the CT, while the NEI and RDFI produced statistically (p = 0.05) identical EY, being 26.6–30.3% greater than the RDF. These practices substantially reduced the water footprints, besides 11.9–12.9% and 23.4–26.6% (9-yrs average) greater water productivity compared to CT and RDF, respectively. In fact, at 0–45 cm soil depth, residues retained ZT or PNB had 31.9–42.2%, 56.5–67.2%, and 16.5–18.3% more bacterial (107), fungi (104), and actinomycetes (104) populations, respectively. Across soil depths, ZT or PNB recorded 7.65–11% and 23.2–31.9% greater soil microbial biomass-C and -P, respectively. Compared to CT-based practices, these practices also improved soil mineralizable N (NO3− N/NH4+ N). The conventionally tilled plots consumed greater direct and indirect non-renewable energy than the CA-based residue-retaining practices. By virtue of residue retention, the PNB and ZT had ~108% greater energy input (EI) than the CT, whereas it was vice versa in terms of the energy output (EO). The NEI registered a 7.6–28.7% higher EO than the RDFI and RDF. These long-term field studies demonstrated that adopting CA-based ZT, or PNB, in combination with precise nutrient management would enhance equivalent yields and soil microbial dynamics, besides improving water-energy footprints in maize–mustard growing ecologies.
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Language note Text in English
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Conservation tillage
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1056
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Soil microorganisms
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 7739
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Nutrients
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1192
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Expert systems
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 40860
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yields
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1313
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Maize
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1173
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mustard
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 12552
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Crop rotation
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1807
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Water footprint
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 19411
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Pooniya, V.
9 (RLIN) 4066
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Biswakarma, N.
9 (RLIN) 22691
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Zhiipao, R.R.
9 (RLIN) 22690
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Singh, A.
9 (RLIN) 39978
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kumar, D.
9 (RLIN) 5693
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shivay, Y.S.
9 (RLIN) 40861
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Govindasamy, P.
9 (RLIN) 40862
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bana, R.S.
9 (RLIN) 25271
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Rathore, S.S.
9 (RLIN) 7503
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Upadhayay, P.K.
9 (RLIN) 40864
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Barman, A.
9 (RLIN) 40865
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Swarnalakshmi, K.
9 (RLIN) 22692
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Choudhary, R.L.
9 (RLIN) 40866
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Jat, R.D.
9 (RLIN) 6944
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ramakrishnan, S.
9 (RLIN) 40867
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Jat, S.L.
9 (RLIN) 2235
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Jat, R.K.
Miscellaneous information Borlaug Institute for South Asia
Field link and sequence number INT3419
9 (RLIN) 953
773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY
Title Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Place, publisher, and date of publication Switzerland : Frontiers Media, 2025.
Related parts v. 9, art. 1359281
International Standard Serial Number 2571-581X
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Link text Open Access through DSpace
Uniform Resource Identifier https://hdl.handle.net/10883/36302
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